Elizabeth George

“What you don't deal with, you have to live with.”

“The past is a place of reference, not a place of residence.”

“Guilt is a supreme waste of time and energy.”

“Procrastination is the arrogant assumption that God owes you another chance to do tomorrow what he gave you a chance to do today.”

“The secret to a happy life is to have a soul that is not measured by worldly things.”

“Evil is not a thing. It is a choice.”

“When you're a writer, you see things other people don't.”

“It's a mistake to think that we have to be lovely to be loved.”

“Self-pity is the most destructive of all narcotics.”

“The great thing about writing is that you can rewrite. The great thing about life is that you can't.”

“Humility is the first rule of martial arts. Either you learn humility quickly, or you are humbled.”

“We have to be what we are, not what we should be.”

“Life is a series of astonishing things.”

“The creative process is a process of surrender, not control.”

“It takes a long time to become a writer. But it takes even longer not to be one.”